The comparison of the two of them to brothers made Nic incredibly uncomfortable. He tried not to let the discomfort show visibly as he listened to Quinn retell how they'd met. Smiling, he nodded. "Yeah. We've shared a lot since then... Always borrowing stuff back and forth." He smiled at Quinn, remembering how he used to get picked on a bit for hanging out with a student, but how much he'd appreciated Quinn's friendship all the same.
"Anyway if it was deserted all the stuff that goes on here would just happen somewhere else," He said with a shrug. "It's always going to be happening somewhere."